Filip Chytil entered his all important third season with relatively realistic expectations. Chytil was to take a big step forward in his on-ice impacts, with production increasing based on ice time. Both occurred, but it is fair to say that there were some with higher expectations for Chytil. However it is hard to call his season anything other than a big step forward.
In 42 games, Chytil put up a line of 8-14-22, which is an 82-game pace of 16-27-43, which would have been close to double his career high. It is also worth noting that Chytil’s absence when he was injured exposed a huge depth hole at center.